This collection contains: certified copies of rules, 1872 & 1898; income and expenditure books, 1870-1900; blank contributions card, 1899; printed notices of meetings, 1893-1899.
Mersey Ship Joiners' Association
Archive Collection
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- ReferenceGB 152 MSJ
- Dates of Creation1870-1900
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description2 boxes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The association was formed in 1845 [or possibly 1853?] and merged with the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners in 1900.
Reference: T.J. Connelly, 'The woodworkers, 1860-1960' (Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers, 1960).
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This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/
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Link to full catalogue: http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/MSJ
Custodial History
The Mersey Ship Joiners' Association's papers form part of the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians' (UCATT) archive. The initial deposit was made in 1974 and accruals are listed under the entry for the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (MSS.78/UC).
MSS.78/MSJ/4/3-7 was received with records of the Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers (ASW).